froze

Example Sentences

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“The cold was now so fierce,” Mr. McKay writes, “that it froze time.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

"I just completely froze with fear and I never, ever thought anything could scare me that much," she recalled.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The transaction was blocked after the entertainment company froze the account, South Korean media reported.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

As water froze, growing ice crystals would push dissolved molecules into the remaining liquid, concentrating them in small spaces.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

Duane froze, uncertain whether the man was addressing him because he was still staring out at the water.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el